Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
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Alaska News Nightly: September 6, 2012

Parnell Keeps Text Messages Secret; Scientists Search For Reason Of Cook Inlet Beluga Decline; Sequester Will Likely Affect Military Spending In Alaska; Thousands Remain Without Power In Storm’s Aftermath; Officials Ask For Patience In Storm Clean Up; Downtown Flagpole Snaps During Storm, Reveals Time Capsule; US, Russia Work To Preserve Natural, Cultural Heritage of Beringia; Brown Bear Bites Teenage Tourist Near Sitka

Alaska News Nightly: September 5, 2012

NWS Says Worst of the Storm is Over; Anchorage Residents Endure, Recover From Wind Storm; Most Outlying Areas Avoid Most Storm Damage; 500 Delta Homes Still Without Power; Cost Will Play Major Part in Beluga Recovery Plan Success; Government Eyeing Down Fiscal Crisis, $1.2 Trillion In Cuts; School Cancellation Causes Students To Miss Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Lecture; Coast Guard Recovers Drifting Weather Buoy

Alaska News Nightly: September 4, 2012

Unusually Strong Storm More Typical During Winter Months; Southcentral Braces For Big Storm; Anchorage to Pay $5.5M to Settle Rape Lawsuits; Yearly Cook Inlet Beluga Count Wraps Up; Report Guides Potential North Slope LNG Producers Through Federal Regulations; Mat-Su Borough Opts To Sell Ferry Susitna; Airport Construction Complicates Bethel Air Traffic; Unification Church Leader Had Strong Ties To Kodiak; Despite Rising Lower 48 Cases, No West Nile Virus Found In Alaska; KIC Class Teaches Tsimshian Language

Alaska News Nightly: September 3, 2012

Adak Makes Push Toward Hydropower; Group Taking Alaska Vets To WWII Memorial; State Wants Red Devil Mine On National Priority List; Sand Point Quarry Clean Up Project Winding Down; Footprint Sheds More Light On Prehistoric Alaska; Scientist To Study Numbers Of Migrating Birds; Southeast Dungeness Crab Catch Down; UAS Announces $50,000 Gift From Widmark Family; Dems Appoint Rollison To HD13 After Gazaway Withdraws

The Democratic Convention

Award-winning political journalists Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill will co-anchor gavel-to-gavel broadcast coverage from the PBS Skybox at both the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL (August 28-30) and from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC (September 4-5) as well as the Bank of America Stadium (September 6). TV: Tuesday, 9/4 6:00-10:00pm TV: Wednesday, 9/5 6:00-10:00pm TV: Thursday, 9/6 7:00-10:00pm

Masterpiece Mystery: Inspector Lewis – The Gift of Promise

Watch Inspector Lewis: The Gift of Promise Preview on PBS. See more from Masterpiece.

During an investigation of a brutal bludgeoning, what seems to be a blackmail plot gone wrong turns into a case much more dark and sinister. Co-starring Cherie Lunghi ("Secret Diary of a Call Girl" Alaska Public Television: Sunday, 9/2 at 8:00pm

Austin City Limits: Dave Matthews Band

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Rock superstars the Dave Matthews Band perform hits and songs from their album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Alaska Public Television: Saturday, 9/1 at 10:00pm

300 Villages: Klukwan

This week, we’re going to Klukwan, a small Alaska Native Village on the Chilkat River. Jones Hotch Junior is President of the Chilkat Indian Village Tribal Council.

Alaska News Nightly: August 31, 2012

One Dead, One Missing, Two Safe After FV Advantage Sinks; Pentagon Considering Legal Action Against Former Navy SEAL Author; Rain Raises Flood Concerns in the Interior; Homer Woman Crowned Mrs. America; Naknek Man Heading To U.S. Triathlon Championships; Gary Gray Named UAF Athletic Director; Telecommunications Issues Causing Problems In Wales; AK: Hot Springs; 300 Villages: Klukwan

Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Concert 2012

Join conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the renowned Vienna Philharmonic under the stars in the magnificent gardens of Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace. Vienna Ballet dancers join the orchestra in celebration of the world of dance in music by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Richard Strauss. The concert also features performances of Debussy’s “La Mer” and the Austrian favorite “Wiener Blut” (“Viennese Blood”) by waltz king Johann Strauss. TV: Friday, 8/31 at 9:30pm

Alaska News Nightly: August 30, 2012

Shell Gets Permission To Begin Chukchi Operations; Eva Creek Wind Farm Nears Completion; Famous Skin Sewer Dies at Over 100; Vandals Destroy Greenhouses, Break Into Reindeer Pens; Western Aleutian Volcano Starts Rumbling; Sitka Looking To Sell Two Vacant Properties; State, Native Corporations Seek Partnerships For Future Arctic Energy

Alaska News Nightly: August 29, 2012

Young, Cissna To Face Off In General Election; Valley Upset Unseats Menard; Davis Leads Crawford With 800 Absentee Ballots Left To Count; Kenai Incumbent Loses To Soldotna Mayor; Barrow’s Ben Nageak Wins House District 40 Race; Coastal Management Issue Likely To Reemerge During Legislative Session; Election Results Impact Alaskans; Homer Bans Plastic Shopping Bags; Tsunami Debris Threatens Marine Life, State Budgets; Alaska Native Leaders Take Cautious Approach To Arctic Development

Alaska News Nightly: August 28, 2012

Statoil Moves Closer To Exploratory Chukchi Drilling; Doyon Has Ambitious Interior Oil, Gas Exploration Plans; Gas is Transferring To Cook Inlet Storage; Buccaneer Energy Drill Rig Enters Kachemak Bay; Arctic Imperative Summit Addresses Future Bering Strait Activity; Sen. Begich To Introduce Legislation Creating Arctic Port Authority; Fish & Wildlife Director Hears Sea Otter Concerns; Grant Funds Battle of Wrangell Research

Alaska News Nightly: August 27, 2012

Bear Kills Hiker In Denali National Park; Sea Ice Melts Back To New Record; Second Shell Drill Ship Leaves Unalaska for the Arctic; Crunch Time For Hotly Contested Ballot Measure 2; Stoltze, Connelly Face of in House District 11; Couple Admits To Planning Judge’s Murder; Near Riot Goes Unreported, to be Discussed at Community Forum

300 Villages: Glacier View

This week, we're heading to Glacier View - a section of the Glenn Highway past Palmer that's home to 234 permanent residents. Rick Brendon is the community council president in Glacier View.

Alaska News Nightly: August 23, 2012

Bin Laden Raid Book Reportedly Authored By Alaskan; Begich Explores Possibility Of Natural Gas Export Industry; Cook Inlet Gas Storage Facilities Not Being Used; Teenagers Sentenced To Prison For Murder Of Kevin Thornton; Young Faces Two Primary Election Challengers; Senator McGuire Campaigns To Keep Seat; Soldier Accused in Hazing Demoted, Loses Pay; NIOSH Takes Alaska Lessons To East Coast Fishermen

Alaska News Nightly: August 22, 2012

Nome Gold Miners To Undergo Mercury Testing; Proposal Would Have Fairbanks Borough Build Natural Gas Distribution Network; NTSB Releases Preliminary Report On Deadly Delta-Area Helicopter Crash; Harry Crawford Challenges Senator Bettye Davis; State Finalizes Petersburg Borough Plan; Menard, Dunleavy Compete For Senate Seat D; Hovercraft Comes To Akutan; Popular Fairbanks Trail Reopens; Ocean Health Index Unveiled

Alaska News Nightly: August 21, 2012

Anchorage Faces $30 Million Budget Gap; Congress Considering Reversing Earmark Ban; More Rain In Forecast For Northwest Alaska; State Challenges Federal Voting Rights Act; Senator Davis Campaigns To Keep Her Seat; Air Force Receives Directives To Remove Cold War-Era Towers; Jack Shay Sentenced To 35 Years, 17 Served; Fairbanks Entrepreneur Continues With Wind Farm Plans

Alaska News Nightly: August 20, 2012

Project Would Electrify Alaska; Kenai King Concerns Prompt Disaster Declaration Request; Shell Drill Rig Departs For Arctic; Sea Ice Withdrawal Expected To Reach Record Levels; Prop 1 Would Allow Local Option Of Increasing Residential Property Tax Exemptions; Wildfire Near Fairbanks Grows Over Weekend; Wrangell Assembly Wants To Take Away Many Hospital Board Powers; Sightseeing Cruise Strikes Rock, Takes On Water

300 Villages: Kenny Lake

Now it’s time for 300 villages. This week, we’re off to the community of Kenny Lake in the Copper River Valley to celebrate the annual Kenny Lake Fair which promises “moose-chevious fun,” where we talk with Kim Morse at the Kenny Lake Fair.